Union soldiers are nearby. When they spot the groom, still wearing a Confederate uniform, they shoot him. Gail and Gailliard watch undetected as a Confederate is executed by a Union firing squad. Gail tells Gailliard she loves him and refuses to betray him to the soldiers. Then the Confederates attack. In the fighting, Gail persuades Gailliard to slip away in the confusion and rejoin his side. The war effectively comes to an end when Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Afterward, Gail and Gailliard reconcile. Cast Marion Davies as Gail Loveless (Operator 13) Gary Cooper as Captain Jack Gailliard Jean Parker as Eleanor Shackleford Katharine Alexander as Pauline Cushman (Operator 27) Ted Healy as Doctor Hitchcock Russell Hardie as Lieutenant Gus Littledale Henry Wadsworth as Captain John Pelham Douglass Dumbrille as General Stuart Willard Robertson as Captain Cornelius Channing Fuzzy Knight as Private Sweeney (Stuart's groom) Sidney Toler as Major Allan Pinkerton Robert McWade as Colonel Sharpe Marjorie Gateson as Mrs Shackleford Wade Boteler as Officer Gaston Walter Long as Operator 55 E. Alyn Warren as General Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) John Elliott as General Robert E. Lee (uncredited) Samuel S. Hinds as Officer Price (uncredited) Curly Howard of The Three Stooges fame was cast in a small speaking part, which was mostly cut prior to release. He is briefly seen in the film. Reception The New York Times reviewer found it "scarcely credible in most of its action", but "In its own peculiar fashion it is entertaining and besides the capable work of Miss Davies there are splendid performances by Jean Parker and Gary Cooper." The film grossed a total of $1,010,000: $619,000 from the U.S. and Canada and $391,000 in other markets, resulting in a loss of $226,000. In popular culture Operator 13 is referenced in the 1935 Three Stooges short film Uncivil Warriors, which parallels the plot and includes the names of the characters (Operators 12 through 15, with Operator 13 having died beforehand). The title is referenced in the 1941 film noir I Wake Up Screaming when Victor Mature's character accuses another of being a “regular Operator 13”. References External links 1934 films 1930s historical romance films 1930s spy films American black-and-white films American Civil War spy films American historical romance films American romantic drama films American spy films Films based on works by Robert W. Chambers Films directed by